The signing of “cooperation paperwork”, in addition to talks on “the event of relations between China and Poland” and on “an in-depth alternate of views on issues of widespread concern” – these are, in keeping with the Chinese language state tv CGTN, the results of Andrzej Duda’s go to to Beijing. The Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland stated that there are “two essential components” concerning the go to to China – commerce and safety.
Go to of the President of China to Poland – June 2016 / Marcin Obara / PAP
On Sunday night (when it’s 4 p.m. in Poland and 10 p.m. in Beijing), the Web portal and tv channel CGTN, owned by the Chinese language state tv CCTV, revealed an article titled “What to anticipate from the Polish President’s state go to to China”.
As written within the textual content, “in the course of the go to, Chinese language chief Xi Jinping will speak with Duda to stipulate the event of China-Poland relations, in-depth alternate of views (within the unique model: “in-depth alternate of views” – editor’s be aware) on issues of widespread concern and can collectively take part within the signing ceremony of cooperation paperwork.
CGTN tv recalled that Xi Jinping met Andrzej Duda in 2016 throughout his go to to Poland, and that this 12 months marks the seventy fifth anniversary of the institution of diplomatic relations between China and Poland.
The station quotes former Polish President Bronisław Komorowski, with whom the CGTN journalist interviewed. “It’s price remembering that Poland was among the many first nations to acknowledge the Folks’s Republic of China,” Komorowski stated, quoted by Chinese language tv.
“Since then, bilateral relations have continued to develop in direction of mutual advantages,” added the previous president.
CGTN wrote in an article about Duda’s go to that “for years, China was Poland’s second buying and selling accomplice, and Poland was China’s largest accomplice in central and jap Europe.”
The tv emphasised that “up to now 5 years” commerce between China and Poland has elevated by “over 10 p.c.”
CGTN additionally quoted a Sunday article revealed by the Folks’s Every day newspaper (Chinese language “Renmin Ribao” – the every day of the Communist Celebration of China revealed since 1948). It quoted Solar Linjiang, ambassador of the Folks’s Republic of China in Warsaw.
Solar recalled that Poland was one of many first nations to signal a world memorandum on “understanding China’s Belt and Street initiative.”
“The state go to of the Polish president is sending a optimistic sign that China and Poland are dedicated to attaining mutual advantages and win-win cooperation (within the unique: “win-win” – editor’s be aware), and are working collectively on dealing with the challenges,” we learn on the web site of Chinese language state tv.
The Chancellery of the President introduced on social media that there are “two essential components” concerning Andrzej Duda’s go to to China.
The primary is commerce. “We are going to signal a number of essential agreements. We hope to open the Chinese language market to our merchandise, in addition to to Chinese language investments in Poland,” it was written on the X platform.
“The second part is the factor of safety, together with Russian aggression in opposition to Ukraine. China has relations with Belarus, so I may even wish to increase the problem of what’s occurring at our borders with the Chairman of the Folks’s Republic of China,” we learn on the profile of the Chancellery of the President on social media.
Andrzej Duda arrived in China on Saturday, and on Sunday he offered awards to individuals who contributed to the event of bilateral cooperation.
The primary a part of the conferences is scheduled for Monday, June 24. Right here is their program:
- time. 11:15 (that is Chinese language time, in Poland it will likely be 5:15) – assembly of the President of Poland with the Prime Minister of China Li Qiang;
- time. 15:30 (9:30 am Polish time) – assembly with the chairman of the Standing Committee of the Nationwide Folks’s Congress, Zhao Leji;
- time. 16:30 (10:30 Polish time) – official welcoming ceremony of the President and the First Woman by the President of the Folks’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, and his spouse;
- time. 16:50 – plenary talks;
- time. 17:50 – ceremony of signing contracts and agreements within the presence of the President of Poland and the chief of China;
- time. 18:00 – participation of the President and the First Woman in an official dinner hosted by Xi Jinping;
- time. 19:45 (13:45 Polish time) – Andrzej Duda’s briefing for the Polish media.
Your entire program of conferences with the participation of President Andrzej Duda is offered HERE.
On Sunday, on the Polish embassy in Beijing, President Andrzej Duda offered decorations to individuals who contributed to the event of cooperation between Poland and China.
Through the ceremony, Duda recalled that after taking up as president, he went to China on considered one of his first international visits.
I’ll always remember that we signed an settlement on Poland’s accession to the Belt and Street idea, and I established pleasant relations with President Xi Jinping, the president recalled. As he stated, the assembly resulted in Xi’s return to Poland. Later, the Polish president met the chairman of the Folks’s Republic of China on the event of the Olympic Video games in Beijing. I’m glad that we have now been constructing Polish-Chinese language relations calmly and persistently all these years, he stated.
The final 12 months of my presidency begins, in August 2025 I’ll full my mission. I really feel that the go to to China is a farewell go to, however on the similar time it has a symbolic which means. These relationships are essential to me and I would love them to final. In order that they work out as finest as attainable within the financial and interpersonal spheres, in addition to bilateral and multilateral cooperation – emphasised the president.
Duda stated that Poland is a part of Central Europe and this location implies that the influences of various cultures – Western and Japanese – meet in our nation.
As we speak, this implies many paths assembly in our nation. I’ve an inner perception that we should always use this steadiness between the East and the West and this assembly of paths for Poland, to construct our worldwide relations, stated the president.
As he added, “we should always implement a coverage of sensible steadiness that may lead to us benefiting from it.”
Supply: RMF24
